PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Christian University men's basketball team took a six-point lead into the halftime locker room, but #14 LSU Alexandria scored 52 points in the second half as the Wildcats fell 75-61 in the Red River Rivalry Tuesday night on the Gene Rushing Court at H.O. West Fieldhouse.
 
With the game tied at 6-6, Louisiana Christian (1-6, 0-1 RRAC) took its first lead of the game on a pair of Drew Tebbe free throws. That was part of a 15-4 Wildcat run which Chad Jones ended with a three-pointer, giving LCU a 19-10 lead with 7:40 left before halftime.
 
#14 LSU Alexandria (4-3, 1-0 RRAC) cut that down to four points at 20-16 before LCU scored six-straight to get the lead to double-digits for the first time as a pair of Bryce Weinmunson free throws put the Wildcats up 26-16 with just less than four minutes left until the break.
 
LCU's largest lead of the game came with 90 seconds before half as Tebbe found Weinmunson cutting to the rim for a lay-up and a 29-18 Wildcat advantage. LSUA scored the period's final five points to cut the LCU lead down to six, 29-23, as the buzzer sounded and the teams went to the locker room.
 
Out of the half, Weinmunson got to the rim again for another lay-up, extending the Wildcat lead back to eight points at 31-23.
 
But that's where the Generals started to find their rhythm. A 14-2 LSUA run got the Generals in the lead, 37-33. LCU stayed within striking distance as a three-pointer by Jones made it 51-48 Generals with nine minutes left.
 
LCU was within seven at 66-59 with 2:30 left after Tebbe hit a pair of free throws, but a 6-0 spurt by the Generals was enough to close it out as LSUA went up 72-59 with a minute remaining.
 
Weinmunson led the Wildcats with 18 points, going seven-of-15 from the field while giving out five assists, grabbing four rebounds, and coming up with a steal.
 
Jones came off the bench to finish with 17 points on five-of-12 shooting, including a pair of triples, with five rebounds, an assist, and a steal.
 
Tebbe ended his night with 10 points, five assists, two steals, and two rebounds.
 
LCU shot 34 percent as a team with four of their 18 made field goals coming from beyond the arc. The Wildcats took advantage of numerous trips to the free throw line, hitting 21 of their 25 attempts from the charity stripe.
 
After enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday, the Wildcats return to action on Monday as they head to the state capital of Baton Rouge for an exhibition contest against NCAA Division I team Southern. Tip-off of Monday's contest against the Jaguars (2-4) is set for 11 a.m. at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
 
LCU returns to Red River Athletic Conference action a week from Saturday, on Dec. 6, as the Wildcats head to Stafford, Texas to take on North American. Tip-off against the Stallions (2-1, 0-0 RRAC) is set for 3 p.m. at the Stafford Municipal School District Gymnasium.